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My personal favorite, I Did it All for You Blanche, All for You.

MOOD BOARD

Here we are on Monday again, and it's back to the grind for a full week... at least till the end of May. While away, I thought the team at Blogger had fixed things. Mr DeVice even commented how they must have felt my return and fixed things, before I started shouting off with their heads...but alas, it appeared fixed for two days but now several blogs did not update again on the reader since Saturday, and several blogs like Bob's and Dave's brought back post from April!! At the top of the blog reader! When I saw Bob's Meme Drop feature, I thought to myself that is usually Bob's Tuesday fare and then thought to myself the bastards are at it again! And I slew of others have not updated, but suspect, that out friends have indeed posted. They just can't get their act together. Well, I will make my rounds by way of blogroll, but in the meantime, let's enjoy some pretty moments I enjoy.

I adore Poison Ivy, and see much of myself in that character. I do believe that room above would be my lair!

Happy Monday dears!

MOTHERING DAY

 
Doesn't matter much what species, a mother's and child's love is a special thing. I may be older, but I know my mother still thinks of me as her baby. Every day is Mother's Day for me and today is a day to shower just a bit more extra dose of love and attention on mine. We are close and have a good friendship too. But I know because of her, my late grandmother and aunt, I am who I am because of them and why I have gotten this far with the tools and morals and sense to make it this far. I hope as children we know all our mothers have done for us and always there in one form or another. I thank mine and all the mothers out there today and thank you. 

Happy Mother's Day to all you Mother's

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FROM THE CANDY SHOP

 

Brace yourselves....NOT a South American for once in the Candy Shop!!! I have long crushed on this sweet candy. Justin Clynes always managed to push the right buttons in all the right places for me. Being a model with Wilhelmina Models for years, back in 2010 he was a lean and fit young looking twink who was confident posing in wet briefs and speedos teasing us all. It took years before we got to see him in all his full-on glory....and now at 41 he seems to be completely uninhibited. My lands, is he aging very good...from a cute twink to a very fine daddy. If you know where to look, he also seems very comfortable with man-on-man action, and now resides in Astoria, NY where he has now turned the table with his own studio as a photographer. I know I was just in New York, but I swear this is pure coincidence he's in the candy shop toady. Yes, I swear.

This! That glance alone could seduce me.

KINGSTON CHARM

I'm back on a two-day work week... and I must admit a nice little spring jaunt was just what I needed. Nothing wrong with an extended weekend, sometimes just as enjoyable as one of my longer vacations. The weekend was spent visiting with most of the clan in New York City and then I head for a two-hour drive on Monday to visit a man friend of mine I haven't seen since before covid times, who used to live in the Philly area. I am not sure what took me so long to visit Kingston, but I was pleasantly surprised by this jewel of a town, and I can see why know our dear Anne Marie always told me to go see the Hudson Valley. Kingston is indeed in the Hudson Valley and is charming, blending rich Revolutionary era history with a very quaint yet vibrant and hip feel, all along the Hudson River waterfront. The reason Hudson Valley has an idyllic reputation in the first place I'm thinking, is because of towns like Kingston. A great mixed creative arts district, much history, and the town is dotted with stone houses and Federal era brick building which house everything from private homes to museums, bookshops, art galleries and farm to table eateries, with not one chains, big box, equity backed coffee shops in sight. Yay for Kingston! Meanwhile the downtown area is nestled right on the banks of the Hudson River. I didn't have time to get in and see many places for a long period of time but did see and get the feel of the town pretty good. My friend even took me out on his sailboat as nippy as it was. I have to go back for the lighthouse tour one day. Some visual aids I took...

I swear the northeast is filled with more quaint towns around.